Showeb-bathiijgr apparatus



H. W. PATRICK. sHowER BATHING APPAR/uus.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I0. 1919.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

THE OLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WAsHxNu-ruN, D. c.

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SHOWER-Bartime APPARATUS.

Application led May 10, 1919. Serial No. 296,110.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY W. PATRICK, a citizen of the United States, resident of Mansfield, county olf Richland, andrState of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shower-Bathing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein-eX- plained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish itfrom otherinventions.

My invention relates to shower bathing apparatus and particularly to yapparatus of this character designedV as an attachment to the ordinary bath tub. It lis particularly designed by thisr invention to provide a device .of this character which shall bel of simple and durable construction land efficient in operation. vrIhe apparatus is, furthermore, porta'ble, holds the spraying portion thereof a slight distance-from the bodyy so as to obviate any blocking ofthe spraying openings without giving any shock to the body by water falling or striking the'same from a distance, is provided withlmeans for conveniently testing the water,'and with means kfor giving aclose approximation Vto the neck when in use, and enables a satisfactory bath to be taken without'thenecessity of wetting the hair. j

The annexedy drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying my invention, the disclosed means however constitutin but one of the Vvarious mechanical forms in which the principle ofthe invention may be applied. i

In said annexed drawing:Y p Figure 1 represents a front elevation vdisclosing my improved shower bathing-apparatus in use; v

Fig. 2 represents a front elevation, upon an enlarged scale, of portions of sal-d'Y appa- 1n use, some! parts belng Fig. "3 isa vertical section'taken'in the Figs'. 4 and '5 represent, respectively,fvertical sections taken in thefplanes indicated by the lines IVIV and V-V, Fig.v 2;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 7, 1919,.

Fig. 6 represents an elevation of one of the connecting elements;

Figf? represents an elevation of a valve vportion utilized for conveniently testing the water;v

Fig. 8 represents a side elevation of fragmentary portions of the apparatus in use;

Figs. 9 and 10 represent, respectively, perspective `and vertical sectional views of a suitable` bearing member by means of which the apparatus closely approximates the neck when in use and is kept from any undue tilting at the rear due toV the'tendency to `pull downwardly at the front.

Referring to the annexed drawing, a section of tubing is illustrated bythe Vordinal Yl, the same being comprised of any suitable material which shall have the characteristics lof rubber mixed with proper ingredients' so as to produce lan element having some rigidity with its iexibility. This tubing 1 is bent 'to form a curved member inclosing any suitable area, the tubing 1 in the inclosed drawing being shown,-for purposesV of illustration, as bent to t the shoulders of the user.

By suitable connecting elements '2, Fig. f6,

the two Yends ofsaid tubing l are'connected to a pair of tubing sections 3, ofthe design plainly shown in Fig. 2.- The respective Youter ends of the sections 3 areconnected to a commontubing section4 which in` turn communicates with Va tub-ing section 7 adapted to be secured to the' faucet 8of an' ordi- Anary-bath tub- 9.v The tubing section 4 is formed to receive a suitable valve 5, preferably rubber, secured to a stem member 6, sai-d valve 5 being-provided with an opening 5 adaptedv in a certain position ofthe valve to provide a passage for water betweentubing sections 3 and 7 One side of the tubing f 'section his intersected by anv opening 4 adapted in afcertain position of the valve 5 to register withfthe opening 5 ,j the tubing vr`at the vsame time, communicating with an ffopening' '5.2, f formed `infthe valveY 5 and' intert scting the opening 5. This valve 5V and the allied parts are provided for the purposev `of conveniently testing and regulating the water. fit is evident Vth'atthe apparatus being Vio ter allowed to pass straight through the opening 5 of the valve 5 from the tubing section 7 to the tubing sections 3.

In order that the tubing 1 may be conveniently fitted upon or removed from the shoulders of the user, and may be adjusted thereon as desired, preferably so that the apparatus will closely approximate the neck of the user, a block 10 is provided, of suitable material, preferably rubber, formed with openings 10 for the tubing sections 3. Said block is movable longitudinally of said sections 3 so as to vary as desired the angle included between said divei'ging sections 3, the block when in use preferably being positioned, vas plainly shown in Fig. l, so that the apparatus will closely approximate the neck of theuser. The block 10 serves a further and very limportant function in that the same provides a bearing, as plainly shown in Fig. 8, whereby the tendency of the apparatus to pull downwardly in front and thereby unduly tilt the rear portions thereof, is obviated, the block tending to produce a pull horizontally outwardly from the user, rather than a vertical pull downwardly. This tendency produced by the block '10, particularly when said block is `formed of naturally adhering material such as rubber, also prevents the block from accidently slipping downwardly upon the tubing sections 3 and unduly loosening the apparatus from the neck of the user. The tubing l is formed with suitable spray openings 1,1, In order to'hold the tubing to its shape,

,. as well as elfectually to prevent the water from splashing upon the hair and face of Ythe u ser, l vulcanize or mold, or'otherwise .suitably Secure, .to the upper fece of the tubing rubber kshield or canopy 12, the same if being formed with a suitable neck receiving opening lll, the wall of which opening is formed by a bead 13 suitably secured to the edge of the Shield This bead .13 gives rigidity to the web 12 and prevents the tearing of the same T he potsitenoff the Spray openings ll, as plemly eeen in Fgsge and v5, enables the tubing to hold the spraying apparatus slightly .off .the shoulders of the user s0 este prevent thebloeking of said Vspray orifices- Y Y.

what I claim is; f

1. Shower bathing apparatus comprising,

suitable perforated tubing formed to fit the perforated tubing formed to fit the shoulders of the user combined with a shield or canopy secured to said tubing, interiorly of the latter, and formed with a neck-receiving opening.

2. Shower bathing Yapparatus comprising7 perforated tubing formed to lit the shoulders'o'f the user combined with a shield or canopy vulcanized or otherwise suitably secured to said tubing, disposed interiorly of the latter, and formed with a neckereceiving opening bounded by a reinforcing bead.

3. Shower bathing apparatus comprising, perforated tubing bent to inclose a suitable area combined with a shield or canopy secured to said tubing, covering said area, and formed with a neck-receiving opening bounded by a reinforcing bead secured to the edge of said shield.

l. Shower bathing apparatus comprising, perforated tubing bent to inclose a suitable area, a neck-receiving memberV secured to said tubing, av tubing section adapted to be secured 4to the source'of water supply, means for connecting said perforated tubing and said -tubing section, and means providing a bearing for the front portion of said perforated tubing when in use for obviating the tendency of the rear portion ofsaid perforated tubing to-tilt upwardly, due to the downward pull of said tubing section and allied parts.

5. Shower bathing apparatus comprising,- perforated tubing bent to inclose a suitable area, a necklreceiving member secured to said tubing, a tubing section adapted to be secured to the source of water supply, a.

,pair of diverging tubing sections, means prokviding communication between said pair of tubing sections and said tubing section, means connecting said pair of sectionsand said perforated tubing, and means, including a bearing member, for varying the included angle betweenV said pair of sections.

6. Shower bathing apparatus comprising,

shoulders of the user, a neck-receiving bead secured to said tubing, a tubing section adapted to be secured to the source of watersupply, a pair of diverging tubing sections, a vcommon connection betweenV said tubing section and said pair of sections, means providing communication between said pair of tubing sections, respectively, and the ends of said perforated tubing, and means for varying the included angle between said pair of' sections.,

`7 Shower bathing apparatus comprising, perforated tubing bent to inclose a suitable area, a tubing section adaptedv to be se-V cured tothe source of watersupplya second tubing section adapted to communicate withvxsa'id first-mentioned tubing section, `a valve secured within said second-mentioned ioo tubing section and provided With a stem in- A tersecting the latter, and a pair of diverging tubing sections both adapted to communicate at one end with the valve contained Within said second-mentioned tubing section and at their other ends, respectively, with the ends of said perforated tubing, said second-mentioned tubing section being formed with an opening intersecting its lateral surfaceand 10 communicating With the interior valve space,

and said valve being formed with a continuous longitudinal bore and with a lateral opening intersecting said longitudinal bore and adapted in a certain position to communicate with said first-mentioned tubing section and in another position to communicate With the opening in said second-mentioned tubing section.

Signed by me, this 7th day of May, 1919.

HENRY W. PATRICK.

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